A77979:814
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 5
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1Oh it is much that is to be regarded that comes from those that are humble and lowly. Humility doth witness to the face of a man that he doth know much of the mind of Christ; and pride witnesseth to the face of a man that he is not acquainted with the mind of Christ.
- 1Humility
1The word here translated [Pride] I find by a learned Interpreter, Livelius, that because in it self it signifies Excellency, he thinks it to meant of God, who sweareth by the Excellency of Jacob, Amos. 8.5. and so he carries it thus, That God who is the Excellency of Israel, in whom Israel should glory, it is He that doth witness against them. And I find some inclinable to this. But the other I conceive rather to be the scope of the Holy Ghost, taking the word as it i• translated for Pride, and the testifying to his face, for an open witnessing, apparently witnessing, so as it may easily be seen. It follows.
1The word here translated [Pride] I find by a learned Interpreter, Livelius, that because in it self it signifies Excellency, he thinks it to meant of God, who sweareth by the Excellency of Jacob, Amos. 8.5. and so he carries it thus, That God who is the Excellency of Israel, in whom Israel should glory, it is He that doth witness against them. And I find some inclinable to this. But the other I conceive rather to be the scope of the Holy Ghost, taking the word as it i• translated for Pride, and the testifying to his face, for an open witnessing, apparantly witnessing, so as it may easily be seen. It follows.